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Contents:-
- FOREWORD
BACKGROUND
FIGURES
COMMONLY USED SYMBOLS AND ABBREVIATIONS - 1. INTRODUCTION
1.1 Scope
1.2 Organization - 2. LAND MOBILE RADIO
2.1 Users
2.2 Frequency Bands
2.3 Rules and Regulations - 3. ANTENNA FUNDAMENTALS
3.1 History of the Antenna
3.2 Frequency and Wavelength
3.3 Radiation Principles - 4. ANTENNA CHARACTERISTICS
4.1 Gain and Directivity
4.2 Radiation Pattern
4.3 Antenna Polarization
4.4 Antenna Terminal Impedance
4.5 Voltage Standing Wave Ratio
4.6 Effective Length and Effective Area
4.7 Bandwidth - 5. ANTENNA TYPES
5.1 Dipoles and Monopoles
5.2 Base-Station Applications
5.3 Corner Reflector
5.4 Yagi
5.5 Log-Periodic
5.6 Arrays
5.7 Unusual Antennas
5.8 Active Antennas
5.9 Diversity Antennas - 6. TRANSMISSION LINES AND OTHER COMPONENTS
6.1 Transmission Line Types
6.2 Baluns
6.3 Duplexers
6.4 Combiners
6.5 Intermodulation Suppression
6.6 Multicouplers - 7. RADIO WAVE PROPAGATION
7.1 Transmission Loss and the Power Budget
7.2 Free-Space Basic Transmission Loss
7.3 Terrestrial Propagation
7.4 Co-Site Analysis - 8. ANTENNA SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS AND DESIGN
8.1 Define System Requirements
8.2 Design System
8.3 Select Appropriate Components - 9. INSTALLATION, MAINTENANCE, AND SAFETY
9.1 Vehicular Antenna Systems
9.2 Fixed-Site Antenna Systems
9.3 Lightning Protection
9.4 During Installation
9.5 Perform Routine Maintenance - 10. ANTENNA SYSTEM RESOURCES
10.1 Internet Resources
10.2 Periodicals
10.3 Manufacturers' and Vendors' Catalogs - 11. PROFESSIONAL AND STANDARDS ORGANIZATIONS
- 12. ACRONYMS
- 13. REFERENCES
- 14. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS